Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers Edward

A fully illustrated study of the Soviet Navy\'s biggest and most powerful surface combatants of the Cold War \r\n\r\nHeavily armed and formidable guided missile cruisers formed the core of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War From the last class of conventional Sverdlovclass cruisers through to increasingly complex and formidable missile cruisers these ships ensured that NATO took the Soviet naval threat seriously \r\n\r\nSoviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers covers all classes of these impressive warships from the early Sverdlov through the Kynda Kresta Kara and Slava to the enormous Kirov classes Together these vessels marked the apogee of Soviet naval technology and capability and they remain today the largest nonaircraft carrier warships built since 1945 \r\n\r\nContaining material previously only available in Russian and fully researched from specialist defence journals this comprehensive volume examines the design development and intended role of these impressive hitech warships and recounts their dramatic operational history as NATO and Soviet warships faced off against each other during the long Cold War at sea